{"id":70596,"date":"2017-02-28T13:04:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T18:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=70596"},"modified":"2022-01-23T22:53:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:53:20","slug":"james-alan-halstead-phony-green-beret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=70596","title":{"rendered":"James Alan Halstead; phony green beret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70604\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70604\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jim-Halstead-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jim-Halstead-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jim-Halstead-269x333.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jim-Halstead.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/SFPoserPatrol\/permalink\/1272646589487445\/?__mref=message_bubble\">Green Beret Posers Exposed<\/a> sent us their work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JIMBATTLECAT\">James Alan Halstead<\/a>. He claims that he was a special forces qualified soldier in a Long Range Reconnaissance Platoon unit at Fort Bragg. In a story about his daughter, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starnewsonline.com\/article\/NC\/20150304\/News\/605040076\/WM\/\">Star News Online<\/a> referred to him as a combat veteran. But here are some of the claims he made in social media;<\/p>\n<p><center> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70597\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70597\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims1-187x333.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims1.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70598\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70598\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims2-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims2-187x333.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims2.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70599\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70599\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims3-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims3-187x333.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims3.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70600\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims4-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims4-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims4-187x333.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims4.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70601\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70601\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims5-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims5-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims5-187x333.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims5.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70602\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70602\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims6-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims6-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims6-187x333.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims6.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70603\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70603\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims7-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims7-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims7-187x333.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-claims7.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Now for his actual military service records obtained under the auspices of the Freedom of Information Act from the National Personnel Records Center.<\/p>\n<p>Service dates:<br \/>\n Reserves: 03\/12\/86-4\/30\/86<br \/>\n Active: 5\/1\/86-4\/30\/90<br \/>\n Reserve: 5\/1\/86-5\/3\/94<\/p>\n<p>Status: Discharged<br \/>\n Rank: PFC<br \/>\n Decoration, Awards: Army Lapel Button, Army Service Ribbon, M16 Sharpshooter Badge, Parachute Badge, Army Good Conduct Medal<\/p>\n<p>Schools: USASC&#038;FG (Signal School Fort Gordon) 16 weeks Single Channel Radio Operator 1986<br \/>\n USAIS Basic Airborne 3 weeks 1986<br \/>\n Assignments:<br \/>\n 860508-869708 Basic Training Fort Jackson<br \/>\n 860711-861029 AIT Duty MOS 31C00 Fort Gordon<br \/>\n 861030-861124 Basic Ann<br \/>\n 870123-870319 31C1P HHT 1\/17 Cav 82d ABN DIV<br \/>\n 870320-870527 31C1P Co C 313 MI Bn Ft Bragg<br \/>\n 870528-871001 31C1VA4 Trp D 1\/17 Cav 82d ABN DIV<br \/>\n 871002-870430 31C1P HHC 82d ABN DIV<br \/>\n 870430 Released From Active Duty<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His FOIA;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70605\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70605\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-FOIA-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-FOIA-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-FOIA-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-FOIA.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70606\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70606\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halsead-Assignments-300x109.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halsead-Assignments-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halsead-Assignments-768x279.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halsead-Assignments-500x181.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halsead-Assignments.jpg 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70607\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-Awards-300x32.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"32\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-Awards-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-Awards-500x53.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-Awards.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?attachment_id=70608\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70608\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-Training-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-70608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-Training-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-Training-500x317.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Halstead-Training.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our friends at Green Beret Posers Exposed sent us their work on James Alan Halstead. 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